How come the cosmetic industry and government say they are safe?
The cosmetic industry asserts that their products are safe, even though 89 percent of the ingredients used in cosmetics today have not been assessed by either the FDA or the industry themselves. The cosmetics industry’s argument is that it is safe to put toxic chemicals into their products because the amount in each product is too small to matter. This is despite the fact that many have been linked to cancer, infertility, hormone disruption and other health problems. But small amounts of toxic chemicals add up and can accumulate in our bodies and none of us use just one product. On any given day, most of us use toothpaste, soap, shampoo, hair conditioner, deodorant, body lotion, shaving products and makeup, most of which have multiple toxic chemicals in them. And when you add this up over a year and a lifetime, it means we are exposed to thousands of them. In addition, companies are not required to test the ingredients in their products to determine if they cause long term, negative he
